minute
🇺🇸
/ˈmɪnɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɪnɪt/
noun
A1
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds
Wait one minute before checking the food.
等待一分鐘後再檢查食物。
A1
a very short time
I'll be ready in a minute.
我馬上就好。
A1
a specific point in time
At that minute, the phone rang.
就在那一刻，電話響了。
R
a unit for measuring angles, 1/60 of a degree
The angle measures 45 degrees and 30 minutes.
這個角度是45度30分。
R
a written record of what was said at a meeting
The secretary took minutes of the meeting.
秘書做了會議記錄。
R
a short written note
He wrote a minute about the new policy.
他就新政策寫了一份備忘錄。
verb
R
to write down what is said at a meeting
Please minute the important decisions from this meeting.
請記錄這次會議的重要決定。
adjective
C1
very small
The insect was so minute it was hard to see.
這隻昆蟲非常微小，很難看見。
C1
very detailed and careful
She gave a minute description of every detail.
她對每個細節都做了細緻的描述。
translation
分鐘, 片刻, 時刻, 分（角度單位）, 會議記錄, 便條
記錄（會議內容）
微小的, 細緻的
詞形變化
Comparative
minuter
Superlative
minutest
3rd Present
minutes
Progressive
minuting
Past
minuted
Plural
minutes